71 Challenger

[lucas454]

I've been lucky enough to own two muscle cars in my life, a 1972 Chevelle and my current car, a 2015 Challenger. With the 2015 being styled after a 71 Challenger I have been wanting a good representation of a 71 R/T. Sadly, no one makes a 71 Challenger kit.  I did a conversion a few years back, but I always felt like I could do better. I've been pretty low on money lately as my dad was in the hospital, (plus I wanted to get a few new kits) but I finally decided to pull the trigger on doing another conversion. During the process of building the model my father ended up passing away, so this build is dedicated to him.

The resin conversion kit came from Hart's Parts. I've used them before and they're excellent conversions. The fit is great! The stripes are Keith Marks 71-74 Challenger decals I got off eBay. The kit itself is the newest version of the AMT 70 Challenger. It's not a great kit (see my previous post), but I was able to make a pretty descent conversion learning my lesson from the 70 Challenger I built a few weeks ago.


SAM_1571 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

SAM_1572 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

SAM_1573 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr


My previous build for comparison

SAM_0602 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

[kyledehart5]

Absolutely wonderful work on this conversion Eric. This turned out awesome. Love the color too.

[TJ]

Very nice. When I saw the title I thought you meant 70. But thus is really cool

[406 Silverado]

You know....I've never thought about it but you're right Eric. I've never seen a 71 Challenger kit from any manufacturer and can't think of a reason why one shouldn't have been released. Great work on this kit and a fitting tribute to your dad.

[handiabled]

There's a 71 RT Challenger in Hemi Orange that lives near me. You did an excellent job on this tribute to your Father!

[lucas454]

Mar 26, 2024 5:20:30 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

You know....I've never thought about it but you're right Eric. I've never seen a 71 Challenger kit from any manufacturer and can't think of a reason why one shouldn't have been released. Great work on this kit and a fitting tribute to your dad.

I've seen a couple on eBay, but they need to bring them back in to production. 

[lucas454]

Mar 26, 2024 8:57:00 GMT -5 handiabled said:

There's a 71 RT Challenger in Hemi Orange that lives near me. You did an excellent job on this tribute to your Father!

There was a 70 in this color at the show I took my car to a couple years ago.  I saw someone do a Demon in this color and thought it would make a great color for the Challenger.  It's also one of the three colors I wanted for my 2015.  Red was the only of the three colors I could find at the time though.

[tcoat]

Since your 2015 was built just down the highway from me and I have seen thousands of the things go by on trucks it is possible I saw yours headed to the US!

[lucas454]

Mar 26, 2024 11:29:48 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Since your 2015 was built just down the highway from me and I have seen thousands of the things go by on trucks it is possible I saw yours headed to the US!

That would be pretty cool. 

[AussieTJ]

Great conversion work Eric, it's a credit to you.